A rare celadon-glazed 'butterfly' box and cover

Tang dynasty / Five dynasties

唐 / 五代 青釉點褐彩瑞蝶紋小蓋盒

of compressed circular form, the narrow straight sides tapering towards a flat base, the domed cover molded to the top with a butterfly in flight, the auspicious insect highlighted with dark brown spots at the head and wings, covered with a translucent glaze of a pale celadon color suffused with a fine network of crackles (2)

Diameter 2 ? in., 7.3 cm

J.J. Lally & Co., New York, 2011.

來源

?藍理捷，紐約，2011年